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Monthly Archives: March 2023
Attacks on SonicWall appliances linked to Chinese campaign: Mandiant
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A persistent malware targeting unpatched SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) appliances has been linked to a Chinese campaign dating back to 2021, according to a Mandiant research done in partnership with SonicWall’s in-house research team.
The responsible malware, dubbed UNC4540, has been found to be stealing user credentials, providing shell access, and persisting through firmware upgrades.
“This is not a new vulnerability, so a patch was not published,” a Mandiant spokesperson said. “The findings are based on the analysis of an extremely limited number of unpatched SMA 100 series appliances from the 2021 timeframe.”
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chromium-111.0.5563.64-1.el9
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FEDORA-EPEL-2023-a283f53190
Packages in this update:
chromium-111.0.5563.64-1.el9
Update description:
update to 111.0.5563.64. Fixes the following security issues:
CVE-2023-0927 CVE-2023-0928 CVE-2023-0929 CVE-2023-0930 CVE-2023-0931 CVE-2023-0932 CVE-2023-0933 CVE-2023-0941 CVE-2023-1213 CVE-2023-1214 CVE-2023-1215 CVE-2023-1216 CVE-2023-1217 CVE-2023-1218 CVE-2023-1219 CVE-2023-1220 CVE-2023-1221 CVE-2023-1222 CVE-2023-1223 CVE-2023-1224 CVE-2023-1225 CVE-2023-1226 CVE-2023-1227
chromium-111.0.5563.64-1.fc36
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FEDORA-2023-015e4d696d
Packages in this update:
chromium-111.0.5563.64-1.fc36
Update description:
update to 111.0.5563.64. Fixes the following security issues:
CVE-2023-0927 CVE-2023-0928 CVE-2023-0929 CVE-2023-0930 CVE-2023-0931 CVE-2023-0932 CVE-2023-0933 CVE-2023-0941 CVE-2023-1213 CVE-2023-1214 CVE-2023-1215 CVE-2023-1216 CVE-2023-1217 CVE-2023-1218 CVE-2023-1219 CVE-2023-1220 CVE-2023-1221 CVE-2023-1222 CVE-2023-1223 CVE-2023-1224 CVE-2023-1225 CVE-2023-1226 CVE-2023-1227
chromium-111.0.5563.64-1.el8
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FEDORA-EPEL-2023-1dc713f355
Packages in this update:
chromium-111.0.5563.64-1.el8
Update description:
update to 111.0.5563.64. Fixes the following security issues:
CVE-2023-0927 CVE-2023-0928 CVE-2023-0929 CVE-2023-0930 CVE-2023-0931 CVE-2023-0932 CVE-2023-0933 CVE-2023-0941 CVE-2023-1213 CVE-2023-1214 CVE-2023-1215 CVE-2023-1216 CVE-2023-1217 CVE-2023-1218 CVE-2023-1219 CVE-2023-1220 CVE-2023-1221 CVE-2023-1222 CVE-2023-1223 CVE-2023-1224 CVE-2023-1225 CVE-2023-1226 CVE-2023-1227
CVE-2017-20182
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A vulnerability was found in Mobile Vikings Django AJAX Utilities up to 1.2.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function Pagination of the file django_ajax/static/ajax-utilities/js/pagination.js of the component Backslash Handler. The manipulation of the argument url leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The name of the patch is 329eb1dd1580ca1f9d4f95bc69939833226515c9. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-222611.
CVE-2014-125093
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A vulnerability has been found in Ad Blocking Detector Plugin up to 1.2.1 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file ad-blocking-detector.php. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 1.2.2 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 3312b9cd79e5710d1e282fc9216a4e5ab31b3d94. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-222610 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Another Malware with Persistence
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Here’s a piece of Chinese malware that infects SonicWall security appliances and survives firmware updates.
On Thursday, security firm Mandiant published a report that said threat actors with a suspected nexus to China were engaged in a campaign to maintain long-term persistence by running malware on unpatched SonicWall SMA appliances. The campaign was notable for the ability of the malware to remain on the devices even after its firmware received new firmware.
“The attackers put significant effort into the stability and persistence of their tooling,” Mandiant researchers Daniel Lee, Stephen Eckels, and Ben Read wrote. “This allows their access to the network to persist through firmware updates and maintain a foothold on the network through the SonicWall Device.”
To achieve this persistence, the malware checks for available firmware upgrades every 10 seconds. When an update becomes available, the malware copies the archived file for backup, unzips it, mounts it, and then copies the entire package of malicious files to it. The malware also adds a backdoor root user to the mounted file. Then, the malware rezips the file so it’s ready for installation.
“The technique is not especially sophisticated, but it does show considerable effort on the part of the attacker to understand the appliance update cycle, then develop and test a method for persistence,” the researchers wrote.
CVE-2013-10020
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in MMDeveloper A Forms Plugin up to 1.4.2. This affects an unknown part of the file a-forms.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.4.3 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 3e693197bd69b7173cc16d8d2e0a7d501a2a0b06. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-222609 was assigned to this vulnerability.